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Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Release 'No Mercy In This Land'

Today, GRAMMY-Award winning artists BEN HARPER and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE release their second collaborative album No Mercy in This Land, available NOW on ANTI-.

On Monday night, the pair made the national television debut of the album’s latest single “The Bottle Wins Again” on The Late Late Show with James Corden – watch the performance HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi9xwOBUeJw

Of the deeply personal track, Harper elaborates: “‘The Bottle Wins Again’ is a song about genetic and learned behavior. A song about traits inherited through the generations, blurring the actual choices one has, having a profound effect directly and indirectly on friends and loved ones. While alcohol is certainly a gateway drug, it’s also a gateway to a lot more alcohol. My father was brilliant. He used to empty out popcorn tins, then number and stack paper plates in them. With his perfect penmanship, these numerous tins were his journals in which he would write musings, poetry, thoughts and ideas. He loved the way the plates stacked and were instantly organized. Alcoholism is the disease which rendered my childhood for the most part fatherless. In a one room apartment, surrounded by empty wild turkey bottles and paper plates, alcoholism would eventually kill my dad at age 55. Cirrhosis of the liver. A deafening echo of unrealized potential. I haven’t had a drink in almost a year, and I’ve never felt better.”

The record has already begun receiving critical acclaim:

· “Both artists approach the music from different perspectives, which makes this collaboration so vibrant. Harper’s background in soul, folk, rock, gospel and funk, along with Musselwhite’s darker edged swampy Chicago and Delta blues creates a swirling, simmering rootsy concoction that’s organically charged.” – AMERICAN SONGWRITER

· “Ben Harper has put in some work. He has had a long and substantive career giving releasing one quality album after another. Old fans love it and his work gathers new fans into the fold at every turn. Why? Because quality and honesty are hard to find. Sincerity and vision are a scarcity in a musical landscape littered with the benign and ordinary.” – AMERICAN BLUES SCENE

· "Harper and Musselwhite sound as if they've been playing together for a lifetime; the songwriting and playing set 'No Mercy in This Land' in a category by itself, and it's not too early to say that this is one of the best albums of the year." – LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE

· “Through it all, the duo creates a thrilling performance that melds Harper’s unique slide guitar with Musselwhite’s signature harmonica along both of their purely soulful vocal deliveries.” - BILLBOARD

In addition to critical praise and fan anticipation of the record’s release, Ben & Charlie have discussed the album with CNN, ESPN SportsCenter, Forbes, Cheddar, SiriusXM, WTF with Marc Maron (airing April 12) and The Hollywood Reporter to shed more light on the project. On Wednesday night, the duo performed at the GRAMMY Museum after a Q&A with Scott Goldman, the museum’s executive director. Their performance of “Found The One” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – originally aired on March 7 – will re-air on April 3 at 11:35/10:35c on CBS.

The duo will celebrate the release by kicking off their 40+ date international tour in San Francisco, CA tonight, with a sold out two-night run at The Fillmore before taking the trek overseas for a string of European dates prior to returning to North America in May. For full details and information about the tour, please visit https://nomercyinthisland.com/#tour.